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Remote Desktop Interface Basics

The main Remote Desktop window (shown in Figure 1) is used for most
management tasks. It consists of a list area on the right and a sidebar on the
left. The sidebar contains computer lists, saved tasks, groups (which can
contain computer lists or saved tasks), scanners (which are used to locate
computers), task servers, currently active tasks, and the task history. There is
also a toolbar at the top of the screen that contains several commonly used
Remote Desktop commands.

The sidebar enables you to display the various facets of Remote Desktop in
the list area. Selecting the All Computers List displays all the computers that
have been added to a Remote Desktop configuration. Selecting a specific computer
list displays only those computers. Selecting a scanner enables you to search
for computers on your network and add them to the Remote Desktop configuration.
Selecting a task (be it a saved task, an active task, or a task from the task
history) displays the details of that task. We’ll get to each of these
specific items over the course of this series.